From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jim Meyering Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: State of Emacs repository backup Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:23:55 +0200 Message-ID: <87prdioj2c.fsf@meyering.net> References: <871vq23g8d.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <87iqje3fpl.fsf@meyering.net> <877hzukzpm.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87zlcpzs1v.fsf@meyering.net> <87tz2xxqhj.fsf@meyering.net> <871vq1xeuy.fsf@meyering.net> <87iqjcuup1.fsf@meyering.net> <2AF102C1-DF17-4308-9D52-E174B8476405@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1244211869 3049 80.91.229.12 (5 Jun 2009 14:24:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:24:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Miles Bader , Emacs development discussions To: David Reitter Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 05 16:24:24 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MCaLE-00076C-PV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:24:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45015 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MCaLD-0008DY-Ur for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:24:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MCaL7-00089g-0a for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:24:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MCaL1-00080Q-Q2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:24:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59501 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MCaL1-00080K-LT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:24:07 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp4-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.4]:47514) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MCaKz-0002lN-4N; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:24:05 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp4-g21.free.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp4-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2090D4C8025; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:23:58 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mx.meyering.net (mx.meyering.net [82.230.74.64]) by smtp4-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09BE84C80C2; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:23:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister, from userid 1000) id C7C9D56CEE; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:23:55 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <2AF102C1-DF17-4308-9D52-E174B8476405@gmail.com> (David Reitter's message of "Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:10:41 -0400") Original-Lines: 19 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:111344 Archived-At: David Reitter wrote: > On Jun 4, 2009, at 7:03 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > >> I wrote: >>> The CVS repository is restored, and the git repo >>> is temporarily in sync. Details here: >>> >>> https://savannah.gnu.org/support/index.php?106848 > > Is there a permissions problem with the history file? > > /sources/emacs/emacs/src/ChangeLog,v <-- ChangeLog > new revision: 1.7558; previous revision: 1.7557 > cvs commit: warning: cannot open history file `/sources/emacs/CVSROOT/ > history' for write: Permission denied It was missing, and the containing directory was writable only by root. I've just created the file and made it writable by group "emacs", so you should no longer see that warning.